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Leadership in crisis: a Nordic counter-reaction to Trump
With cuts to USAID, the world needs greater and more effective investments in sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Norway's war profits should be spent on defending Ukraine
The Oil Fund's "rule of action" is subordinate to peace in Europe. We can no longer allow ourselves to be Europe's Uncle Screw.
Criticism must be based on facts to contribute to improvement
A former aid adviser criticizes both aid organizations, Norad and Long Term for defending themselves rather than providing answers. But without truthful stories, there is little to answer.
Have we reached “peak aid”?
The United States and several European countries are turning their backs on the world. Is this the beginning of the end for aid as we know it?
Three AI advancements to look out for in 2025
War, film and work are among the areas that will be characterized by KI in 2025.
Deepseek should be a wake-up call. It's time for Norway to develop its own AI.
Artificial intelligence is too important to be left to oligarchs and party dictatorships.
Aftenposten prevents an enlightened aid debate
Shutting down aid is as knowledgable as shutting down health care.
We are not prepared for the most severe threats
The white paper on total preparedness national security, but we do not know what dangers threaten us or what to do about them.
More knowledge-based aid. What's the next step?
Tighter budgets and new crises make it even more important to have knowledge-based and cost-effective aid. Norway is already doing a lot to make this happen, but we have more to go on. A working group has presented a report with new recommendations.
Media coverage
Isabelle Ringnes: - Keeps me away from investments that give me a bad gut
Longsight's “ten Ki-commandments” is mentioned in connection with an interview by Isabelle Ringnes in Dine Penge.
KI is a threat to the human conversation
Petter Bae Brandtzåg responds critically to supervisor Aksel Braanen Sterri's post about KI to write chronicles.
- Should we make serious the aspiration for European independence, we can start with two obvious things: stopped listening to Elon Musk's thoughts about the future and reject Palantir.
Long term's “ten Ki-commandments” are mentioned in a commentary by Dag Grytli where he discusses what it takes for digital European independence.
- The road around the iceberg goes through locally led aid.
This is written by the Secretary General of Caritas Norway in Fædrelandsvennen and refers to Langsikt's memo on locally led managed assistance from May 2025.
How to free himself from the clingy grip of the tech giants?
Senior adviser Tellef Raabe is on radio to discuss the impact of tea oligarchs on our lives, and why he thinks we need greater government intervention.
Has aid hit the iceberg?
Executive Director Eirik Mofoss discusses the heralded grand message on diversionary policy in a podcast at the think tank Agenda.
Senior advisor Tellef Raabe on big and small at TV2 news company
They discussed amid gold shock, the hatred of ICE and Norway's high sickness absence rate.
Too many goals in Norwegian aid
Eirik Mofoss is clear about what he would prioritise in the aid budget if he were allowed to decide. Norad responds.
“Already, AI is a threat to the newspapers' business model
Researchers Tellef Solbakk Raabe and Aksel Braanen Sterri are interviewed about how they believe that today's newspaper subscribers will increasingly use KI assistants to read or hear news.
AI is the new electricity
Special Advisor Silvija Seres discusses artificial intelligence with Torbjørn Røe Isaksen.